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An interdisciplinary team of researchers over the last four years has developed a set of case studies that highlight lessons learned from marine ecosystem-based management (MEBM) projects around the globe.

New website spotlights lessons for sustainable ocean management

Recognizing the declining health of the world’s oceans, policymakers, managers and scientists have called for expanded efforts at ecosystem-based management in marine and coastal systems. To provide guidance for these efforts, an interdisciplinary team of researchers over the last four years has developed a set of case studies that highlight lessons learned from marine ecosystem-based management (MEBM) projects around the globe.

Campbell, O'Connor chosen as Wyss Scholars to study Western land conservation issues

The Wyss Foundation has awarded fellowships to two students at the University of Michigan' School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) as future leaders in Western land conservation issues. The 2010 Wyss Scholars (listed with their SNRE field of academic study) are Martha Campbell (Sustainable Systems) and David O'Connor (Conservation Biology).

Two SNRE students chosen as Wyss Scholars to study Western land conservation issues

The Wyss Foundation has awarded fellowships to two students at the University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) as future leaders in Western land conservation issues. The 2009 Wyss Scholars, both first-year master's students, are: Nicholas Deyo (Landscape Architecture), who graduated with a degree in ecology from the University of Montana, was a Peace Corps volunteer in Western Samoa and worked for the U.S. Forest Service in Missoula; and Clayton Elliott (Environmental Policy and Planning), who graduated with degrees in environment and economics from the University of Wyoming and has worked for the Wyoming State Legislature.

Zygmunt Plater: 'The Endangered Species Act at 40: From SNRE's role in the 'Snail Darter' case to today's implications'

Event Date: 
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 10:00am to 11:30am
Location: 
Room 2024, Dana Building

Forty years ago the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law. The ESA's authority has been tested by numerous cases over its 40-year history, but the landmark environmental case -- Tennessee Valley Authority vs. Hill (1978) -- was the first Supreme Court decision interpreting the ESA. The Snail Darter case, as it is often called, remains one of the most studied American environmental law cases to date (as all current and former NRE562 students know too well).

To acknowledge the 40th anniversary of the ESA, the Environmental Policy and Planning field of study is pleased to announce that Zygmunt Plater, the lawyer who fought and won the case (with the help of SNRE students!), will be speaking at SNRE this coming Thursday September 26th from 10-11:30 in Dana 2024. In his talk, entitled "The Endangered Species Act at 40: From SNRE's role in the 'Snail Darter' case to today's implications," he will share his reflections and insights from the Snail Darter case and will touch on the case's role in understanding current environmental conflicts.

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